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the new york giants wore the initials s.h.e.s. on their helmets to show their support for the sandy hook elementary school. giants wide receiver viktor cruz wrote jack pinto's name on his cleats in honor of the 6-year-old who is going to be buried today who was one of his biggest fans. back in newtown two 12-year-old girls, twins, releasing 26 balloons in memory of those lost. many of them their friends and neighbors. an official fund for the victim's families in the community has now been set up by the united way of western connecticut, and you can get with the sandy hook school support fund by going to the website that you see there on the screen. thanks for your time today. that's going to wrap things up for me. i'll see you back here tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. eastern time. now with alex wagner comes your way with more as we cover this national tragedy. alex. >> hey, thomas. we are following developments surrounding the tragedy in newtown. we will check in with our correspondents for the latest from the community and discuss the n
the new york giants wore the initials s.h.e.s. on their helmets to show their support for the sandy hook elementary school. giants wide receiver viktor cruz wrote jack pinto's name on his cleats in honor of the 6-year-old who is going to be buried today who was one of his biggest fans. back in newtown two 12-year-old girls, twins, releasing 26 balloons in memory of those lost. many of them their friends and neighbors. an official fund for the victim's families in the community has now been set...
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new york's jfk is experiencing delays of more than an hour and a half. and newark is also reporting delays, of about 45 minutes due to wind. we had heard earlier in the day that washington dulles had the same problems but those are clearing up and early this morning. san francisco, had rain delays. and we will be in a much, much situation. more than 1600 flights were cancelled throughout the country. so far, nearly 1 in 4 americans will travel over the next few days. that is up from last year and here in atlant -- in atlanta, p are thankful, it depends on what part of the country you are in, you should check ahead with the airline, they are experiencing wind delays right now. >> voting has just ended in egypt, people went to the polls today in a second round of voting on a controversial islamic backed constitution. let's get more. >> reporter: good evening, richard, polls are closed here in egypt in the second and final round of a controversial constitution that has polarized. before it closed egypt's vice president announced that he is resigning. it's t
new york's jfk is experiencing delays of more than an hour and a half. and newark is also reporting delays, of about 45 minutes due to wind. we had heard earlier in the day that washington dulles had the same problems but those are clearing up and early this morning. san francisco, had rain delays. and we will be in a much, much situation. more than 1600 flights were cancelled throughout the country. so far, nearly 1 in 4 americans will travel over the next few days. that is up from last year...
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i want to see a streamline bill, one that gives new york, new jersey, those affected by this superstorm that have been devastated, gives them what they need. but it should be what we need and what the confer has asked for. governor cuomo stepped. to the plate and kept it i do be fiscally responsible, and we've been saying that from day one. >> is the criticism that this is filled with pork, something that needs to be taken seriously? >> look, i think we can see happening here and what new york, new jersey, connecticut has been requested, is similar as to what has taken place with other areas of the country have had these devastating storms, and we will always come together. for people looking at this issue as iron that's an american issue, that should bring us together because, guess what, the people of new york, you know, i have represented predominantly democratic district. you represent a predominantly republican district. we have democrats and republicans in our respective districts, and the storm did not go after a democrat or a republican or someone that is rich or poor. it hit al
i want to see a streamline bill, one that gives new york, new jersey, those affected by this superstorm that have been devastated, gives them what they need. but it should be what we need and what the confer has asked for. governor cuomo stepped. to the plate and kept it i do be fiscally responsible, and we've been saying that from day one. >> is the criticism that this is filled with pork, something that needs to be taken seriously? >> look, i think we can see happening here and...
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. >> this video just in from the scene of a fire in the rochester, new york area. it's reported two firefighters were shot after responding to a large fire at 6:00 this morning. they encountered gun fire as they were getting out to the fire and immediately retreated. one firefighter was shot in the buttocks and is reported to be in satisfactory condition. it's believed that three houses and one vehicle are involved in that fire. residents in the area have been asked to stay in their homes away from windows and doors. we'll keep you up to date on that story. >> over the river and through the woods, no matter how you're getting to grandma's house, we have the update on the holiday rush and the trouble spots. and a republican senator in trouble with the law. u have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male announcer ] now all you need is a magic carriage. citi price rewind. start saving at c
. >> this video just in from the scene of a fire in the rochester, new york area. it's reported two firefighters were shot after responding to a large fire at 6:00 this morning. they encountered gun fire as they were getting out to the fire and immediately retreated. one firefighter was shot in the buttocks and is reported to be in satisfactory condition. it's believed that three houses and one vehicle are involved in that fire. residents in the area have been asked to stay in their homes...
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this is new york's senior senator chuck schumer. i want to play what he said and talk to you on the other side because it piqued my interest. take a listen. >> one is to ban assault weapons, to try and reinstate the assault weapons ban. the second is to limit the size of clips to maybe no more than ten bullets per clip, and the third would be to make it harder for mentally unstable people to get guns. >> all right. it's that last point i want to ask you b.chuck schumer, senator schumer talking about what can be done or what should be done legislatively. how do we decide who is mentally unstable? how do we even know who is mentally unstable? i wouldn't imagine there's some sort of test that the government can administer? >> no, and we get into some very dangerous territory here. first of all, a lot of people are dealing with psychological stress and all sorts of issues from things we neurodevelopmental to nursis and i'm having trouble imagining we'd be able to create clarity in a law that would allow some sort of federal screening, t
this is new york's senior senator chuck schumer. i want to play what he said and talk to you on the other side because it piqued my interest. take a listen. >> one is to ban assault weapons, to try and reinstate the assault weapons ban. the second is to limit the size of clips to maybe no more than ten bullets per clip, and the third would be to make it harder for mentally unstable people to get guns. >> all right. it's that last point i want to ask you b.chuck schumer, senator...
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york. good afternoon to you. first of all, let's start what part or parts of the president decree are egyptians most concerned with? >> egyptians are most concerned with the fact that president morsi removed most checks and powers against him that could stand up against him and he basically dissolved the judiciary and basically gave himself more powers than jose mubarak had during his 30 years in power. >> based on what we knew about mohamed morsi, how much of a surprise was this? >> well, you know the concern all along was that the muslim brotherhood were in this to grab power. basically mohammed morsi has lived down to the worst of the expectations. at the end of the day, as you said in your run up to this. this is about egypt and freedom. we have a revolution that continues for freedom and dignity. we did not have this revolution so that we could create a new dictator and this is why people are opposing what morsi did. >> morsi gave an interview to "time" magazine this week. an exclusive
york. good afternoon to you. first of all, let's start what part or parts of the president decree are egyptians most concerned with? >> egyptians are most concerned with the fact that president morsi removed most checks and powers against him that could stand up against him and he basically dissolved the judiciary and basically gave himself more powers than jose mubarak had during his 30 years in power. >> based on what we knew about mohamed morsi, how much of a surprise was this?...
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i live in south carolina and chuck lives in new york. i understand how he was brought up. maybe he tries to understand how i was rabrought up. people where i live i have been christmas shopping have been coming up to me, please don't let the government take my guns away. >> how realistic do you think that is? >> chuck is my boss. anything chuck says absolutely 100%. >> who said there wasn't politics on the show today? >> it's a rhetorical question because president obama himself has mentioned on the streets of chicago you need one set of gun rules and in wyoming maybe it is something else. i think we have seen that kind of regionalization of laws. connecticut had an assault weapons ban that didn't prevent this tragedy from happening and didn't outlaw the kind of gun you would want to be outlawed for that kind of tragedy. i don't know that the federal government will be able to slice and dice. it will be very difficult and very close if they are able to get something done. i know there is going to be a big push on it. the president is going to speak on it. they will have to
i live in south carolina and chuck lives in new york. i understand how he was brought up. maybe he tries to understand how i was rabrought up. people where i live i have been christmas shopping have been coming up to me, please don't let the government take my guns away. >> how realistic do you think that is? >> chuck is my boss. anything chuck says absolutely 100%. >> who said there wasn't politics on the show today? >> it's a rhetorical question because president obama...
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person in webster, new york. two were shot and killed on christmas eve in upstate new york. there's the suspect right there. william spangler spent time in prison for murdering his grandmother. he shouldn't be access to weapons at all. police say that he left a note behind saying he was doing what he liked to do best, killing. they think in the burned remains to find his sister. they have found human remains but they haven't said whether or not it is his spangler's sister or lot. lynn, the fact that we're talking about this, do we do it now through the prism of newtown? he had also a weapon, the ar-15 rifle, one of the weapons that spangler used. do we look at it through the prism of newtown? >> newtown, virginia tech, columbine, northern illinois shootings, how many more do we need? so, you know, it's been said that newtown now might be the so-called tipping point. the -- i don't see yet and this will be an issue for the new congress coming in, because i can't imagine anything done in the lame duck session. what
person in webster, new york. two were shot and killed on christmas eve in upstate new york. there's the suspect right there. william spangler spent time in prison for murdering his grandmother. he shouldn't be access to weapons at all. police say that he left a note behind saying he was doing what he liked to do best, killing. they think in the burned remains to find his sister. they have found human remains but they haven't said whether or not it is his spangler's sister or lot. lynn, the fact...
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while responding to that fire in upstate new york. the town of webster this morning, the christmas tree fire -- the shooter is also dead. >> severe weather could go across georgia and the florida panhandle tomorrow. we're going to take a closer look at the holiday forecast coming up in the next hour. a big mac and fries isn't your typical holiday meal. >> all in an effort to boost december sales, but the final decision lies in the hands of those franchise owners. santa apparently wearing gps. you can track where he is headed, how many presents he has delivered so far, and right now it looks like santa is on his way to new delhi. he is expected to head our way sometime between 9:00 p.m. and midnight. president obama wants chuck naggel to be his next defense secretary. he is looking at a losing battle with members of both parties. hagel, a republican, got a less than -- on "meet the press" on sunday. >> i think it will be a challenging nomination, but the hearings will matter. >> i have to study his record. i'm not going to comment unti
while responding to that fire in upstate new york. the town of webster this morning, the christmas tree fire -- the shooter is also dead. >> severe weather could go across georgia and the florida panhandle tomorrow. we're going to take a closer look at the holiday forecast coming up in the next hour. a big mac and fries isn't your typical holiday meal. >> all in an effort to boost december sales, but the final decision lies in the hands of those franchise owners. santa apparently...
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new jersey and new york will no doubt want a big slice of that but disaster relief is being held hostage by the fiscal cliff. how much pressure does this additional pressure put on republicans, seeing chris christie show up at the white house knowing that he needs money for his hard-hit state? >> it's a tremendous amount of pressure. part of what the strategy of think of what we're see hearing is the republicans are becoming increasingly isolated. you think about the discharge position. essentially even if they don't sign on to it, the point is they're going to own this mess. they're the ones who are seen to be, as the public suggests, not willing to make a deal. it is not unreasonable. we've all seen those horrifying images from the devastation of hurricane sandy. it's not unreasonable the governor of the state of new jersey would come and say i need help. americans are going to see that. they see the republicans becoming increasingly sort of isolated and, again, it becomes this question of why are you holding the rest of us hostage for the top 2%? so the problem for the republicans is
new jersey and new york will no doubt want a big slice of that but disaster relief is being held hostage by the fiscal cliff. how much pressure does this additional pressure put on republicans, seeing chris christie show up at the white house knowing that he needs money for his hard-hit state? >> it's a tremendous amount of pressure. part of what the strategy of think of what we're see hearing is the republicans are becoming increasingly isolated. you think about the discharge position....
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. >>> in webster new york police say four firefighters were entrapped and shot while responding to the scene of that multi-home blaze. two are confirmed to be dead. two others are now hospitalized. the shooter is also dead at the scene, but we are unable to get to him due to that fire. a short time ago mayor andrew cuomo issued the following statement saying, we as the community of new york mourn their loss. now two more families must spend the holidays without their family. on behalf of all new yorkers, i offer my deepest condolences to the family and friends of those killed today and prayer for the recovery of the injured. we are also following another developing story. this one coming to us out of southern california. police have evacuated a wall mart in merino valley after shoppers reported seeing a man carrying an assault rifle or a shotgun. police are still looking for the suspect who they say asked to speak to the manager. authorities do not know if the gun was real or some type of replica or a toy. my partner with him on new gun legislation. he got a big wake-up call this weeke
. >>> in webster new york police say four firefighters were entrapped and shot while responding to the scene of that multi-home blaze. two are confirmed to be dead. two others are now hospitalized. the shooter is also dead at the scene, but we are unable to get to him due to that fire. a short time ago mayor andrew cuomo issued the following statement saying, we as the community of new york mourn their loss. now two more families must spend the holidays without their family. on behalf...
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then there was congresswoman mccarthy, carol mccarthy from new york, who said yesterday, quote, the gloves are off if president obama fails to act on the issue. is the white house saying anything at all about some of the backlash that it's starting to get? >> reporter: well, not so far. at this point, i think jay carney made the point he did not feel comfortable talking about policy this soon after the shooting. but this would undoubtedly be a big issue for this white house in the coming days and weeks. they will undoubtedly get a number of questions about this. and craig, i can tell you, yesterday evening, there was a vigil that formed outside of the white house. and a lot of the people who attended that vigil called for stiffer gun legislation. other people went online, hundreds of them, calling for stiffer gun legislation. so i think we will see a renewed effort on that front. the brady campaign, by the way, gave this administration an "f" for its handling of this issue, back in 2010. so there will be pressure on this president to actually take action, to follow through with his words,
then there was congresswoman mccarthy, carol mccarthy from new york, who said yesterday, quote, the gloves are off if president obama fails to act on the issue. is the white house saying anything at all about some of the backlash that it's starting to get? >> reporter: well, not so far. at this point, i think jay carney made the point he did not feel comfortable talking about policy this soon after the shooting. but this would undoubtedly be a big issue for this white house in the coming...
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i want to throw up something from "the new york times" here. this is, this is, this is is a headline from "the new york times." even if republicans were to agree to mr. obama's core demand that the top marginal income rates return to the clinton-era levels of 36%, 39.6% after december 21st, the article goes on to say, the additional revenue would be only about a quarter of the $1.6 trillion that mr. obama wants to collect over ten years. why should republicans agree do that. if it's not going to generate enough revenue, congressman? >> well, it's a down payment on the deal. we want to make sure that middle class taxes don't go up by $2,000 january 1st. that's something that i feel the president feels, republicans and democrats should agree on. that's what we can realistically get done in the next few weeks. a straight up or down vote on the senate bill. we have a discharge petition to bring it to the floor of the house to renew the middle class tax cuts. this will continue in terms of figuring out how to balance the budget. but in the meantime,
i want to throw up something from "the new york times" here. this is, this is, this is is a headline from "the new york times." even if republicans were to agree to mr. obama's core demand that the top marginal income rates return to the clinton-era levels of 36%, 39.6% after december 21st, the article goes on to say, the additional revenue would be only about a quarter of the $1.6 trillion that mr. obama wants to collect over ten years. why should republicans agree do that....